July 20, 2011 12:28 PM

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US judge orders to unseal court documents related to Rana

A US judge has ordered to unseal more than two dozens of court documents related to the trial of Tahawwur Hussain Rana in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks case so that they could be made public.District Court judge Harry Leinenweber's order came a month after Rana was cleared of the charges of his involvement in the 26/11 attacks but was convicted on two counts of providing material support to Lashkar-e-Taiba and a terror plot in the Denmark with co-accused David Coleman Headley. 166 people were killed in the attack.The Chicago Tribune newspaper had pleaded the court to unseal the documents so that they could be made public. US Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald had requested Leinenweber to unseal the records or to release unsealed documents in the 26/11 case.Rana was accused of helping his childhood friend Headley in carrying out the attacks and faces a maximum sentence of 30 years. Rana's sentencing date has not been set yet.

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